• A Palestinian demonstrator throws a tear gas canister away during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the village of Kfar Qaddum in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. AFP
    A Palestinian demonstrator throws a tear gas canister away during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the village of Kfar Qaddum in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. AFP
  • An Islamic chanting group performs after the Tarawih nightly prayers during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, in the closed-down al-Salam mosque in the West Bank city of Hebron. AFP
    An Islamic chanting group performs after the Tarawih nightly prayers during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, in the closed-down al-Salam mosque in the West Bank city of Hebron. AFP
  • Friday prayers in the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
    Friday prayers in the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
  • An anti-government protester attends a May Day protest near the Lebanese Central Bank in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
    An anti-government protester attends a May Day protest near the Lebanese Central Bank in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
  • A doll lies on a beach at rocky coastal area at Beirut's seaside corniche which is almost empty of residents and tourists due to the coronavirus pandemic in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
    A doll lies on a beach at rocky coastal area at Beirut's seaside corniche which is almost empty of residents and tourists due to the coronavirus pandemic in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
  • A Moroccan police officer mans a checkpoint during night curfew as a precaution against the novel coronavirus in the country's capital Rabat. AFP
    A Moroccan police officer mans a checkpoint during night curfew as a precaution against the novel coronavirus in the country's capital Rabat. AFP
  • A Syrian man speaks to his family through a fence at a quarantine centre in the town of Jisr al-Shughour in Idlib province, Syria. Reuters
    A Syrian man speaks to his family through a fence at a quarantine centre in the town of Jisr al-Shughour in Idlib province, Syria. Reuters
  • A Palestinian man washes his horse in Gaza City. AFP
    A Palestinian man washes his horse in Gaza City. AFP
  • A baker is pictured through an access hatch in a protective plastic tarp at a bakery in Gaza City. AFP
    A baker is pictured through an access hatch in a protective plastic tarp at a bakery in Gaza City. AFP
  • A drone image shows Syrian demonstrators gathering during a protest in the village of Maaret al-Naasan in Syria's Idlib province. AFP
    A drone image shows Syrian demonstrators gathering during a protest in the village of Maaret al-Naasan in Syria's Idlib province. AFP

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for May 2, 2020

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May 02, 2020

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